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h; fniC 30CIETT h- - J- -- & LOSSY i? C0LU1H1 - c 3av
72imI War No. 212 ; txMl Morniii"! It's Wcnlm- scla- v. May 21. 1980 4 Sections 44 Pages 15 Cents
Thousands of tall fir trees flattened by mud, rocksand ash thrown from Mount St. Helens look like tiny match sticks Area of volcano could face major flood
From our wire services
VANCOUVER, Wash. Tbe toll of known dead from the
giant eruption of Mount St Helens volcano rose to eight Tues-day
and the numberof missing leaped dramatically to SB.
Scientists warned that water in mud- plugg- ed Spirit Lake
was rising rapidly, renewing fears of a major flood in the
Tootle Hirer valleyat ihe base of the volcano and beyond.
The mountain pumped plumes of smoke and ash 11,000 feet
( 3,300 meters) into the sky. feeding the 1,500- mil- e ( 2,400- kilo- -.
meter) long cloud of acidic soot moving toward the eastern
seaboard where it could arrive today.
US. Geological Survey geologist Dwight Crandell said the
water level in Spirit Lake, on the north slope of Mount St. He-lens,
had risen 100 to 150 feet ( 30 to 45 meters) since Monday.
" You're talking about a very large volume of water, an ad-ditional
volume approaching 300 million cubic meters," said
CrandelL " Our primary concern is what will happen when
this water spills over the ( mud) dam, which is very loose and
unstable: We could base mudflows into the vaHev as large or
larger than Sunday."
The 200- fo- ot ( 60- mete- r) dam was created Monday when a
large ' vroclastic flow" a mixture of superheated gases
and. ash roared- 3ow- n the northern Sank of the mountain,
triggering more mudslides that slammed into already bat-tered
Spirit Lake, threeSmiles kilometers) from the crat-- '
er.
The threat of additional mudflows and flooding drove out
all tbe remaining residents and safety and rescue personnel
in the Toutle River Valley, which is downstream from Spirit
Lake.
" We don't know whether there will be a series of surgings
or one single massive wave," Crandell said. " This would de-termine
how destructive it would be."
If the dam should break, it is expected the water would
flow at 30mph ( 48 kph). Crandell said there is a risk it could
flow all tbe way down the Toutle and Cowlitz rivers and hit
- the towns of Kelso and Longview. a populated areat'cf about
50,000.
Meanwhile, stories of tbe survivors were being told.
"" It was horrible," said Lu Moore, who was trapped in an
abandoned shack with her husband and-- two children during
the eruption. " The sky was as black as rsaeeerbasest"
Mrs. Moore said she and her family were on a backpacking
trip within 29 miles ( 32 kilometers) of the volcano when the
eruption occurred. There were vibrations and a sort of low
rumbling," she said. " Then the air pressure changed and oar
ears began to pop."
The Moores were trapped on the mountain for a day and a
half until an Air Force rescue team brought them down .
" I know nobody believes us," said Ron Snowdon of Ritz- vill- e.
Wash. " We've got four inches ( 10 centimeters) of ash
( See $ 200, Page 16A)
Rabies epidemic is setting records across Missouri
By Cynthia Boshmann
Missourian staff writer
Ariene Douglas of Harrisburg remembers a
time several years ago when her husband, Jim-my,
had to undergo the rabies vaccine treat-ment.
" He was sick near the end of the series with
stomach cramps," Mrs. Douglas says. " One
night he got to feeling pretty bad. He was sick
for two or three days."
Douglas was exposed to rabies after force- feed- mg
a sick dog that was unable to swallow.
Although the dog did not bite Douglas, the ani-mal's
saliva came into contact with an abrasion
on bis hand. When laboratory tests confirmed
that the dog had suffered from rabies, Douglas
immediately began the rabies vaccine treat-ment.
Because persons who suspect they have been
exposed to rabies almost always seek medical
advice, Missouri has not had a human death
from the disease for 20 years.
But since record keeping is so poor, no one
knows how many Missourians have received
the rabies vaccine treatment after exposure to
a suspect animal.
Patrick E. Phillips, a veterinarian with the
Missouri Bureau of Veterinary Public Health,
says the bureau has been flooded with tele-phone
calls during the past two weeks from
people asking questions about exposure to ra-bies-
The calls reflect a growing public concern
over the increase this year in rabies cases in
the state, which Phillips says has reached " epi-demic"
proportions.
This is the second year in a row for a rabies
outbreak in Missouri. Last year was the worst
year for rabies in 25 years with a total of 307
laboratory- confirme- d cases, more than the to- -
larsigBat
taJ number of cases confirmed during the entire
preceding five- ye- ar period.
But this year is even worse. As of last Thurs-day,
190 cases had been confirmed during 1980,
compared with 112 cases during the same peri-od
last year. The cases included 152 skunks, 12
cattle, 12 dogs, eight cats, two raccoons and one
fox.
The outbreak has been concentrated primari-ly
in the eastern half of tbe state, but is believed
to be moving west.
So far this year, no rabies cases have been
confirmed in Boone County. Bordering counties
including Audrain and Cole, however, have im-posed
quarantines on domestic animals be-cause
of an increase in laboratory- confirme- d
cases in those counties.
Mike Sanford, director of tbe Columbia- Boon- e
County Health Department, says he has
submitted between 35 and 40 animate to the
Missouri Division of Health laboratory, includ-ing
two skunks that recently were found dead in
the woods.
Most rabies cases have been found in rural
wildlife but public officials, veterinarians and
doctors are concerned because wild animals
have been spreading the rabies virus to dogs,
cats and farm animals that come into contact
with human beings.
Vaccination of cats and dogs has increased
since tbe outbreak, but area cattle owners ap-pear
to be unperturbed.
Bill Durfey, of Harrisburg, who owns both
cattle and horses, says be had been advised by '
his veterinarian to vaccinate his borses'pro- babl- y
because people are in closer contact with
horses," and to watch his cattle for any symp-toms
that might indicate the presence of rabies.
Durfey said he happened to ask his veterinar-ian
about his livestock because it was time to
have his dogs and cats revaccinated. " We have
to be aware, but I'm not doing anything extra.
I'm not extra concerned," he says.
Ted Eaton of Rocheport says, " If the damn
newspapers, TV and radio woold shut up about
it, we wouldn't have a problem." He said he
would do nothing because mere was " nothing to
do."
Aside from urging citizens to voluntarily in-oculate
thter domestic animals, public nffiHa'c
and others have been frustrated in their efforts
to deal with the outbreak.
" As long as we have our present rabies con-trol
law, rabies will continue to be a serious
( See APATHY, Page 16A)
With 2 1 seeking Ichord seat,
personality contest possible
ByLynneAppel
Misscnrian staff writer
JEFFERSON CITY Voters might take a cue
from the talent- weedin- g abilities of football recruiters
to size up the 21 candidates who have filed in the 8th
Congressional District race this year, says Wilma
Taggart.
Mrs. Taggart is district administrative aegitnf to
5 Democratic Rep. Richard Ichord, whose decision not
to seek re- electi- on means the district will have its
first new congressman in 20 years.
In aO, 15 Democrats and six Republicans have filed
in the Aug. 5 primary for the seat. Tbe glut of candi-dates
on the Democratic side is drawing particular
interest..
" With no one waiting in the wings with name recog-nition
or money who could quickly become the favor-ite."
it's anybody's game, says Democratic candidate
Tom Host of Jefferson City.
Democratic officials have predicted a candidate
will need only 18 to 20 percent of the vote to win.
Winning a primary election with less than a majori-ty
is not uncommon. In 1964, former Congressman
William Hungate, a Hannibal Democrat, won the Sth
District nomination with only 17 percent of the vote.
He ran against 16 other Democrats and failed to at-tract
a single vote in the northern Missouri county of
Putnam.
Congressman Harold Volkmer, B- Hannib-
I himself in a similar situation in 19aL76 when befourannd
against
vote.
11 Democrats and won with 11 percent of the
" It's pretty common to have a lot of people run for
office, especially on the Democratic side, when an in-cumbent
doesn't seek re- electio- n," says Tim Cough- li- n,
administrative assistant to Missouri Secretary of
State James Kirkpatrick, the state's chief election of-ficial
Rost thinks the large field of candidates is an ad-vantage
to his campaign. " It won't be necessary to
convince and get to as many people as in a two or
three man race," he says.
A hurdle the candidates will face is planting a seed
of individuality in the voter's mind to distinguish
themselves. Having to compete for money will make
this task difficult.
" It will come down to style over substance," savs
Coughlin. " Very few times in history has a candidate
won an election over a pocketbook issue."
What issue could possibly distinguish one candidate
from another in the Sth District?
" The campaign will boil down to what sHl papers.
Whoever gets the most copy will win," he says.
Mrs. Taggart agrees the media will play a big part
in a campaign that easily could turn into a personali-ty
contest.
Name recognition, catch phrases and spkey radio
and television advertisements will determine the win-ner,
Mrs. Taggart says.
" A politician is just like a commodity; he has to be
packaged correctly in order to sell," she says.
Fund raising win be a big problem for candidates in
this election. Because there are gubernatorial and
presidential races being conducted this summer, not
all the congressional candidates will be able to rase
the money needed to publicize themselves to the vot-ers.
Last January. Matt Reese, who heads a respected
public relations firm in Washington. D. C.. conducted a survey on how much money is needed to win a con-gressional
race. The figure turned out to be $ 250,000 to
( See HOPEFULS, Page 16A)
Inside today
Golfer's frustration
The final putt of Matt Woods' high school ca-reer
traveled 15 feet, rimmed the cup and sat
defiantly on tbe lip, preventing him from win-ning
the state championship. Read about the
golfer's frustration on Page 6A.
1st wis eiay
7 p-- m. Community Services Advisory Com-mission,
Howard Municipal Building.
7: 3 pjn. Community Development Commis-sion,
third Door conference room, County- Cit- y
Building.
Bush stalls
Reagan bid
in Michigan
From oar wire services
Ronald Reagan fell short of rlinrftjng the Republican
presidential nomination Tuesday, Mocked by a surprise
George Bush landslide in the Michigan primary
Reagan and President Carter won lopsided victories in
Oregon.
Reagan needed just 59 of the 111 delegates available in the
two states to gain the magic figure of 998 to win the nomi-nation
and eliminate Bush from the Republicanrace.
terBruutptaefdterbyweoenklys oaf dfeiwsmanlardroewfeatws inins--, FSonlflfHlH8lHfflHH Bush finally scored the kind of victory fKHSj be had dreamed of handing Reagan J H
his worst drubbing of the 1980 season in --? JB a large industrial state with a moderate J JX ?'
Republican voting record. p f Reagan win have to wait another L - y
week to win almost certainly be will Uk sp jj
get handful of delegates he needs next KfL ) 8
Tuesday in Kentucky, Idaho and Neva- - 9B . v ' i da, if he doesn't get them first in can- - 9 ""? B
cuses. Ktagan
Carter also continued his march toward nomination over
Sen. Edward Kennedy, but the president probably won't
reach the 1,666 delegate mark until the final week of prima-ries
June 3.
Reagan, who had 939 delegates before Taesdav, won 48 for
a total of 987 while Bosh, who had 205, won 63 for a total of
269. Reagan needs 998 to win the nomination.
On the Democratic side, Carter had 1.524 delegates before
Tuesday and added 26 for a total of 1,550. Kennedy, who had
810, added 13 for a total of 823 delegates.
At 11: 30p. m. CDT, the primaries looked like tins:
Michigan: With 76 percent of the vote in, Bush had 288,799
or 57 percent and 53 delegates to Reagan's 160,444 or 32 per-cent
and 29 delegates.
Oregon: With 43 percent of tbe vote in, Reagan had 42,927
or 57 percent and 19 delegates to Bush's 2430 or 33 percent
and 10 delegates. Carter had 46,134 or 59 percent aad 26 dele-gates
toKennedy's25,432or32 percentand 13 delegates.
Television networks which have projected a greater num-ber
of caucus delegates for Reagan than the UPI count does,
pot the former California governor over tbe top following
Oregon and Michigan.
Reagan reacted cautiously to the network projections, but
admitted, " I mink there's the smell or roses."
He said he was not concerned about the defeat in Michi-gan,
noting it was a state Bush carefully picked as a target,
while he had won in all sections of the country, producing a
Republican Party that was " more unified than ever."
And even as Reagan faltered in his reach for a numerical
majority, his rarapaign suffered the resignation of Ander-son
Carter, his field director, tbe politician on the Reagan
staff with the most experience in recent campaigns.
Roberts pleads guilty
in Deaver auto death ByBobRamsdell
Missearian staff writer
FULTON Michael Cole Roberts,
charged with a misdemeanor in con-nection
with the February traffic death
of University Police Maj. Mick Deav-er,
pleaded guilty Tuesday in Callaway
County Circuit Court.
Roberts, 32, waived formal arraign-ment
and entered his plea to a charge
that he " did willfully and tmlawfully
drive and operate a 19S7 Chevrolet m&- to- r
vehicle to the left side of the road."
The charge farther stated that Rob-erts'
view was " obstructed within such
distance as to create a hazard for a ve-hicle
approaching."
The 38- year-- oki Deaver served for
eight years with the University Police
Department. He was pronounced dead
at tbe scene of the head- o- n collision on
Route B,' north of Columbia.
Roberts attorney, Steven Van
Matre, requested a pre- senten- ce inves-tigation
and Associate Circuit Judge
Patrick Ksmer granted it. The report
is to be filed by July 22. The maximum
sentence for a Eusdemeanor is one
year in the county jail or a $ 500 fine, or
both.
" My recommendation is going to be
the maximum punishment in this
case," Special Prosecuting Attorney
Larry Woods said.
Homer set July 24 as the date for
sentencing.
Van Matre, of Mexico, Met, Bled for
and received a change of venae from
Boone County in March. Van Matre
claimed that extensive news coverage
of the accident unfairly prejudiced
area residents against bis client.
Woods presented tbe state's version
of the accident to Horner without re-buttal
or statement from Roberts or
his attorney.
Woods was appointed to investigate
the accident when Boone County Pros-ecutor
Joe Moseley, a close friend of
Deaver's, withdrew from the case.
Woods told the court that Roberts
was going south on Route B and ap-proaching
the crest of a mil when he :
tried to pass a car. Whfle he was in the .--
"
left- han- d lane, be saw Deaver's norm- boun- d
vehicle and veered to the left.
But Deaver swerved to the right and
the two automobiles collided.
Woods presented photographs of the
accident scene and a copy of Roberts'
driving record to the court. -
Roberts, 25108 Quail Drive, has a re-cord
of seven previous traffic viola-tions
dating back to 1SS5. Two of his
past convictions have been for improp-er
passing.
. In a statement March 6, Woods said
he found no reason to rue manslaugh-ter
charges against Roberts. Roberts
made a mistake is displaying neg-ligence,
Woods said, but not ctdpable
( criminal) negligence because man-- .
slaughter suspects cmst foe proven
guilty of colpabie negBgence to fee cooi
victed.
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h; fniC 30CIETT h- - J- -- & LOSSY i? C0LU1H1 - c 3av
72imI War No. 212 ; txMl Morniii"! It's Wcnlm- scla- v. May 21. 1980 4 Sections 44 Pages 15 Cents
Thousands of tall fir trees flattened by mud, rocksand ash thrown from Mount St. Helens look like tiny match sticks Area of volcano could face major flood
From our wire services
VANCOUVER, Wash. Tbe toll of known dead from the
giant eruption of Mount St Helens volcano rose to eight Tues-day
and the numberof missing leaped dramatically to SB.
Scientists warned that water in mud- plugg- ed Spirit Lake
was rising rapidly, renewing fears of a major flood in the
Tootle Hirer valleyat ihe base of the volcano and beyond.
The mountain pumped plumes of smoke and ash 11,000 feet
( 3,300 meters) into the sky. feeding the 1,500- mil- e ( 2,400- kilo- -.
meter) long cloud of acidic soot moving toward the eastern
seaboard where it could arrive today.
US. Geological Survey geologist Dwight Crandell said the
water level in Spirit Lake, on the north slope of Mount St. He-lens,
had risen 100 to 150 feet ( 30 to 45 meters) since Monday.
" You're talking about a very large volume of water, an ad-ditional
volume approaching 300 million cubic meters," said
CrandelL " Our primary concern is what will happen when
this water spills over the ( mud) dam, which is very loose and
unstable: We could base mudflows into the vaHev as large or
larger than Sunday."
The 200- fo- ot ( 60- mete- r) dam was created Monday when a
large ' vroclastic flow" a mixture of superheated gases
and. ash roared- 3ow- n the northern Sank of the mountain,
triggering more mudslides that slammed into already bat-tered
Spirit Lake, threeSmiles kilometers) from the crat-- '
er.
The threat of additional mudflows and flooding drove out
all tbe remaining residents and safety and rescue personnel
in the Toutle River Valley, which is downstream from Spirit
Lake.
" We don't know whether there will be a series of surgings
or one single massive wave," Crandell said. " This would de-termine
how destructive it would be."
If the dam should break, it is expected the water would
flow at 30mph ( 48 kph). Crandell said there is a risk it could
flow all tbe way down the Toutle and Cowlitz rivers and hit
- the towns of Kelso and Longview. a populated areat'cf about
50,000.
Meanwhile, stories of tbe survivors were being told.
"" It was horrible," said Lu Moore, who was trapped in an
abandoned shack with her husband and-- two children during
the eruption. " The sky was as black as rsaeeerbasest"
Mrs. Moore said she and her family were on a backpacking
trip within 29 miles ( 32 kilometers) of the volcano when the
eruption occurred. There were vibrations and a sort of low
rumbling," she said. " Then the air pressure changed and oar
ears began to pop."
The Moores were trapped on the mountain for a day and a
half until an Air Force rescue team brought them down .
" I know nobody believes us," said Ron Snowdon of Ritz- vill- e.
Wash. " We've got four inches ( 10 centimeters) of ash
( See $ 200, Page 16A)
Rabies epidemic is setting records across Missouri
By Cynthia Boshmann
Missourian staff writer
Ariene Douglas of Harrisburg remembers a
time several years ago when her husband, Jim-my,
had to undergo the rabies vaccine treat-ment.
" He was sick near the end of the series with
stomach cramps," Mrs. Douglas says. " One
night he got to feeling pretty bad. He was sick
for two or three days."
Douglas was exposed to rabies after force- feed- mg
a sick dog that was unable to swallow.
Although the dog did not bite Douglas, the ani-mal's
saliva came into contact with an abrasion
on bis hand. When laboratory tests confirmed
that the dog had suffered from rabies, Douglas
immediately began the rabies vaccine treat-ment.
Because persons who suspect they have been
exposed to rabies almost always seek medical
advice, Missouri has not had a human death
from the disease for 20 years.
But since record keeping is so poor, no one
knows how many Missourians have received
the rabies vaccine treatment after exposure to
a suspect animal.
Patrick E. Phillips, a veterinarian with the
Missouri Bureau of Veterinary Public Health,
says the bureau has been flooded with tele-phone
calls during the past two weeks from
people asking questions about exposure to ra-bies-
The calls reflect a growing public concern
over the increase this year in rabies cases in
the state, which Phillips says has reached " epi-demic"
proportions.
This is the second year in a row for a rabies
outbreak in Missouri. Last year was the worst
year for rabies in 25 years with a total of 307
laboratory- confirme- d cases, more than the to- -
larsigBat
taJ number of cases confirmed during the entire
preceding five- ye- ar period.
But this year is even worse. As of last Thurs-day,
190 cases had been confirmed during 1980,
compared with 112 cases during the same peri-od
last year. The cases included 152 skunks, 12
cattle, 12 dogs, eight cats, two raccoons and one
fox.
The outbreak has been concentrated primari-ly
in the eastern half of tbe state, but is believed
to be moving west.
So far this year, no rabies cases have been
confirmed in Boone County. Bordering counties
including Audrain and Cole, however, have im-posed
quarantines on domestic animals be-cause
of an increase in laboratory- confirme- d
cases in those counties.
Mike Sanford, director of tbe Columbia- Boon- e
County Health Department, says he has
submitted between 35 and 40 animate to the
Missouri Division of Health laboratory, includ-ing
two skunks that recently were found dead in
the woods.
Most rabies cases have been found in rural
wildlife but public officials, veterinarians and
doctors are concerned because wild animals
have been spreading the rabies virus to dogs,
cats and farm animals that come into contact
with human beings.
Vaccination of cats and dogs has increased
since tbe outbreak, but area cattle owners ap-pear
to be unperturbed.
Bill Durfey, of Harrisburg, who owns both
cattle and horses, says be had been advised by '
his veterinarian to vaccinate his borses'pro- babl- y
because people are in closer contact with
horses," and to watch his cattle for any symp-toms
that might indicate the presence of rabies.
Durfey said he happened to ask his veterinar-ian
about his livestock because it was time to
have his dogs and cats revaccinated. " We have
to be aware, but I'm not doing anything extra.
I'm not extra concerned," he says.
Ted Eaton of Rocheport says, " If the damn
newspapers, TV and radio woold shut up about
it, we wouldn't have a problem." He said he
would do nothing because mere was " nothing to
do."
Aside from urging citizens to voluntarily in-oculate
thter domestic animals, public nffiHa'c
and others have been frustrated in their efforts
to deal with the outbreak.
" As long as we have our present rabies con-trol
law, rabies will continue to be a serious
( See APATHY, Page 16A)
With 2 1 seeking Ichord seat,
personality contest possible
ByLynneAppel
Misscnrian staff writer
JEFFERSON CITY Voters might take a cue
from the talent- weedin- g abilities of football recruiters
to size up the 21 candidates who have filed in the 8th
Congressional District race this year, says Wilma
Taggart.
Mrs. Taggart is district administrative aegitnf to
5 Democratic Rep. Richard Ichord, whose decision not
to seek re- electi- on means the district will have its
first new congressman in 20 years.
In aO, 15 Democrats and six Republicans have filed
in the Aug. 5 primary for the seat. Tbe glut of candi-dates
on the Democratic side is drawing particular
interest..
" With no one waiting in the wings with name recog-nition
or money who could quickly become the favor-ite."
it's anybody's game, says Democratic candidate
Tom Host of Jefferson City.
Democratic officials have predicted a candidate
will need only 18 to 20 percent of the vote to win.
Winning a primary election with less than a majori-ty
is not uncommon. In 1964, former Congressman
William Hungate, a Hannibal Democrat, won the Sth
District nomination with only 17 percent of the vote.
He ran against 16 other Democrats and failed to at-tract
a single vote in the northern Missouri county of
Putnam.
Congressman Harold Volkmer, B- Hannib-
I himself in a similar situation in 19aL76 when befourannd
against
vote.
11 Democrats and won with 11 percent of the
" It's pretty common to have a lot of people run for
office, especially on the Democratic side, when an in-cumbent
doesn't seek re- electio- n," says Tim Cough- li- n,
administrative assistant to Missouri Secretary of
State James Kirkpatrick, the state's chief election of-ficial
Rost thinks the large field of candidates is an ad-vantage
to his campaign. " It won't be necessary to
convince and get to as many people as in a two or
three man race," he says.
A hurdle the candidates will face is planting a seed
of individuality in the voter's mind to distinguish
themselves. Having to compete for money will make
this task difficult.
" It will come down to style over substance," savs
Coughlin. " Very few times in history has a candidate
won an election over a pocketbook issue."
What issue could possibly distinguish one candidate
from another in the Sth District?
" The campaign will boil down to what sHl papers.
Whoever gets the most copy will win," he says.
Mrs. Taggart agrees the media will play a big part
in a campaign that easily could turn into a personali-ty
contest.
Name recognition, catch phrases and spkey radio
and television advertisements will determine the win-ner,
Mrs. Taggart says.
" A politician is just like a commodity; he has to be
packaged correctly in order to sell," she says.
Fund raising win be a big problem for candidates in
this election. Because there are gubernatorial and
presidential races being conducted this summer, not
all the congressional candidates will be able to rase
the money needed to publicize themselves to the vot-ers.
Last January. Matt Reese, who heads a respected
public relations firm in Washington. D. C.. conducted a survey on how much money is needed to win a con-gressional
race. The figure turned out to be $ 250,000 to
( See HOPEFULS, Page 16A)
Inside today
Golfer's frustration
The final putt of Matt Woods' high school ca-reer
traveled 15 feet, rimmed the cup and sat
defiantly on tbe lip, preventing him from win-ning
the state championship. Read about the
golfer's frustration on Page 6A.
1st wis eiay
7 p-- m. Community Services Advisory Com-mission,
Howard Municipal Building.
7: 3 pjn. Community Development Commis-sion,
third Door conference room, County- Cit- y
Building.
Bush stalls
Reagan bid
in Michigan
From oar wire services
Ronald Reagan fell short of rlinrftjng the Republican
presidential nomination Tuesday, Mocked by a surprise
George Bush landslide in the Michigan primary
Reagan and President Carter won lopsided victories in
Oregon.
Reagan needed just 59 of the 111 delegates available in the
two states to gain the magic figure of 998 to win the nomi-nation
and eliminate Bush from the Republicanrace.
terBruutptaefdterbyweoenklys oaf dfeiwsmanlardroewfeatws inins--, FSonlflfHlH8lHfflHH Bush finally scored the kind of victory fKHSj be had dreamed of handing Reagan J H
his worst drubbing of the 1980 season in --? JB a large industrial state with a moderate J JX ?'
Republican voting record. p f Reagan win have to wait another L - y
week to win almost certainly be will Uk sp jj
get handful of delegates he needs next KfL ) 8
Tuesday in Kentucky, Idaho and Neva- - 9B . v ' i da, if he doesn't get them first in can- - 9 ""? B
cuses. Ktagan
Carter also continued his march toward nomination over
Sen. Edward Kennedy, but the president probably won't
reach the 1,666 delegate mark until the final week of prima-ries
June 3.
Reagan, who had 939 delegates before Taesdav, won 48 for
a total of 987 while Bosh, who had 205, won 63 for a total of
269. Reagan needs 998 to win the nomination.
On the Democratic side, Carter had 1.524 delegates before
Tuesday and added 26 for a total of 1,550. Kennedy, who had
810, added 13 for a total of 823 delegates.
At 11: 30p. m. CDT, the primaries looked like tins:
Michigan: With 76 percent of the vote in, Bush had 288,799
or 57 percent and 53 delegates to Reagan's 160,444 or 32 per-cent
and 29 delegates.
Oregon: With 43 percent of tbe vote in, Reagan had 42,927
or 57 percent and 19 delegates to Bush's 2430 or 33 percent
and 10 delegates. Carter had 46,134 or 59 percent aad 26 dele-gates
toKennedy's25,432or32 percentand 13 delegates.
Television networks which have projected a greater num-ber
of caucus delegates for Reagan than the UPI count does,
pot the former California governor over tbe top following
Oregon and Michigan.
Reagan reacted cautiously to the network projections, but
admitted, " I mink there's the smell or roses."
He said he was not concerned about the defeat in Michi-gan,
noting it was a state Bush carefully picked as a target,
while he had won in all sections of the country, producing a
Republican Party that was " more unified than ever."
And even as Reagan faltered in his reach for a numerical
majority, his rarapaign suffered the resignation of Ander-son
Carter, his field director, tbe politician on the Reagan
staff with the most experience in recent campaigns.
Roberts pleads guilty
in Deaver auto death ByBobRamsdell
Missearian staff writer
FULTON Michael Cole Roberts,
charged with a misdemeanor in con-nection
with the February traffic death
of University Police Maj. Mick Deav-er,
pleaded guilty Tuesday in Callaway
County Circuit Court.
Roberts, 32, waived formal arraign-ment
and entered his plea to a charge
that he " did willfully and tmlawfully
drive and operate a 19S7 Chevrolet m&- to- r
vehicle to the left side of the road."
The charge farther stated that Rob-erts'
view was " obstructed within such
distance as to create a hazard for a ve-hicle
approaching."
The 38- year-- oki Deaver served for
eight years with the University Police
Department. He was pronounced dead
at tbe scene of the head- o- n collision on
Route B,' north of Columbia.
Roberts attorney, Steven Van
Matre, requested a pre- senten- ce inves-tigation
and Associate Circuit Judge
Patrick Ksmer granted it. The report
is to be filed by July 22. The maximum
sentence for a Eusdemeanor is one
year in the county jail or a $ 500 fine, or
both.
" My recommendation is going to be
the maximum punishment in this
case," Special Prosecuting Attorney
Larry Woods said.
Homer set July 24 as the date for
sentencing.
Van Matre, of Mexico, Met, Bled for
and received a change of venae from
Boone County in March. Van Matre
claimed that extensive news coverage
of the accident unfairly prejudiced
area residents against bis client.
Woods presented tbe state's version
of the accident to Horner without re-buttal
or statement from Roberts or
his attorney.
Woods was appointed to investigate
the accident when Boone County Pros-ecutor
Joe Moseley, a close friend of
Deaver's, withdrew from the case.
Woods told the court that Roberts
was going south on Route B and ap-proaching
the crest of a mil when he :
tried to pass a car. Whfle he was in the .--
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left- han- d lane, be saw Deaver's norm- boun- d
vehicle and veered to the left.
But Deaver swerved to the right and
the two automobiles collided.
Woods presented photographs of the
accident scene and a copy of Roberts'
driving record to the court. -
Roberts, 25108 Quail Drive, has a re-cord
of seven previous traffic viola-tions
dating back to 1SS5. Two of his
past convictions have been for improp-er
passing.
. In a statement March 6, Woods said
he found no reason to rue manslaugh-ter
charges against Roberts. Roberts
made a mistake is displaying neg-ligence,
Woods said, but not ctdpable
( criminal) negligence because man-- .
slaughter suspects cmst foe proven
guilty of colpabie negBgence to fee cooi
victed.
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